Yasi Ansari, MS, RD, CSSD

Los Angeles, Calif.

Areas of Expertise:

• Adolescent Nutrition
• Eating Disorders
• Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Sports Nutrition and Fitness
• Women's Nutrition

Ansari is the owner of a consulting practice specializing in nutrition for athletic performance and nutrition therapy for eating disorders/disordered eating. She helps athletes improve their relationship with food and body image. In addition, she works with adolescents diagnosed with eating disorders at UCLA Health Santa Monica. Ansari is a member of the Academy's Sports and Human Performance Nutrition dietetic practice group. She collaborates with the Athletes and the Arts initiative to help create educational content for performing arts athletes and co-hosts the Athletes and the Arts podcast. Ansari is a graduate of UCLA and earned a master's degree from California State University, Northridge.